{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2019-03-05", "page": 1, "text": "MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING\nTUESDAY- MARCH 5, 2019- 5:00 P.M.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft convened the meeting at 5:00 p.m.\nRoll Call - Present:\nCouncilmembers Daysog, Knox White, Oddie, Vella and\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft - 5.\nAbsent:\nNone.\nThe meeting was adjourned to Closed Session to consider:\n(19-119) Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation (Pursuant to Government\nCode Section 54956.9); Case Name: Boatworks V. City of Alameda, et. al.; Court:\nSuperior Court of the State of California, County of Alameda; Case Numbers.\nRG14746654, RG 16823346 and RG16841240\n(19-120) Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation (Pursuant to Government\nCode Section 54956.9); Case Name: Zachary Ginsburg V. City of Alameda; Court:\nSuperior Court of the State of California, County of Alameda; Case Number:\nRG15791428\n(19-121) Conference with Labor Negotiators (Government Code section 54957.6); City\nNegotiators: David L. Rudat, Interim City Manager, and Nancy Bronstein, Human\nResources Director; Employee Organizations: International Brotherhood of Electrical\nWorkers, Local 1245 (IBEW), and Executive Management Employees (EXME); Under\nNegotiation: Salaries and Terms of Employment\n(19-122) Public Employee Appointment/Hiring; Pursuant to Government Code \u00a7\n54957(b)(1) Title/description of positions to be filled: Acting City Manager\nFollowing the Closed Session, the meeting was reconvened and the City Clerk\nannounced that regarding Boatworks, Council received a briefing; Ginsburg, direction\nwas provided by staff by unanimous voice vote - 5; and regarding Labor and Acting City\nManager, direction was given to staff with no vote taken.\nAdjournment\nThere being no further business, Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft adjourned the meeting at 6:55\np.m.\nRespectfully submitted,\nLara Weisiger\nCity Clerk\nThe agenda for this meeting was posted in accordance with the Sunshine Ordinance.\nSpecial Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nMarch 5, 2019", "path": "CityCouncil/2019-03-05.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2019-03-05", "page": 2, "text": "MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING\nTUESDAY- MARCH 5, 2019- 7:00 P.M.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft convened the meeting at 7:03 p.m. Councilmember Vella led the\nPledge of Allegiance.\nROLL CALL -\nPresent:\nCouncilmembers Daysog, Knox White, Oddie, Vella,\nand Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft - 5.\nAbsent:\nNone.\nAGENDA CHANGES\nNone.\nPROCLAMATIONS, SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY AND ANNOUNCEMENTS\n(19-123) Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft did a reading for the Season for Non Violence on\nunderstanding.\n(19-124) Proclamation Declaring March 2019 as American Red Cross Month.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft read the proclamation and presented it to Jack McCready and\nJanet Weisman, American Red Cross.\nMs. Weisman and Mr. McCready made brief comments.\n(19-125) Proclamation Declaring March 5, 2019 Juelle-Ann Boyer Day.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft read the proclamation.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA\n(19-126) Mercedes Bongolan, Filipino Advocates for Justice, expressed concern over\nrent increases at her senior housing; urged Council to adopt rent control.\n(19-127) Alyssa Morisaro, Filipino Advocates for Justice, discussed her landlord\nwithholding her mail since she is not listed on the lease, which was authorized when the\nlease was executed; urged adoption of rent control.\n(19-128) Denise Sicat Wong, Filipino Advocates for Justice, expressed concern over\n5% rent increases; urged Council to pass a rent control and just cause ordinance.\n(19-129) Cheri Johansen, Alameda Progressives, stated people who losing housing\nbecome homeless; stated a Town Hall to address the issue will be held on Saturday.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nMarch 5, 2019\n1", "path": "CityCouncil/2019-03-05.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2019-03-05", "page": 3, "text": "CONSENT CALENDAR\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft announced the 2815 San Diego Road rehabilitation project\n[paragraph no. 19-132\nwas removed from the Consent Calendar for discussion.\nCouncilmember Vella moved approval of the remainder of the Consent Calendar.\nVice Mayor Knox White seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote -\n5. [Items so enacted or adopted are indicated by an asterisk preceding the paragraph\nnumber.]\n(*19-130) Minutes of the Special City Council Meeting, the Special Joint City Council\nand Successor Agency to the Community Improvement Commission, the Regular City\nCouncil Meeting and the Special City Council Meetings Held on February 5, 2019.\nApproved.\n(*19-131) Ratified bills in the amount of $1,524,207.62.\n(19-132) Recommendation to Authorize the Interim City Manager to Negotiate and\nExecute a Construction Contract and Related Agreements for the 2815 San Diego Road\nRehabilitation Project with a Project Budget of up to $502,700.\nThe Base Reuse and Community Development Director gave a brief presentation.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether the non-profit will step in to complete remaining\nwork beyond the foundation work.\nThe Base Reuse and Community Development Director responded the property has\nbeen vacant for many years and needs new flooring, carpet, painting, etc.; stated the\nnon-profit company will be taking on said additional work.\nCouncilmember Oddie inquired whether there is an impact on the general fund, to which\nthe Base Reuse and Community Development Director responded in the affirmative.\nCouncilmember Oddie moved approval of the staff recommendation.\nCouncilmember Vella seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote - 5.\n(*19-133) Recommendation to Authorize the Interim City Manager to Execute a Fourth\nAmendment to the Agreement with Carlson Barbee & Gibson to Add $175,000 for a\nTotal Contract Amount of $827,000 and Extend the Term for 18 Months to June 30,\n2020, for Civil Engineering and Surveying Consulting Services for Alameda Point.\nAccepted.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n2\nMarch 5, 2019", "path": "CityCouncil/2019-03-05.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2019-03-05", "page": 4, "text": "REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS\n(19-134) Resolution No. 15499, \"Appointing Aimee Barnes to the Recreation and Parks\nCommission.\" Adopted;\n(19-134A) Resolution No. 15500, \"Appointing Pravda Wright to the Social Service\nHuman Relations Board.' Adopted;\n(19-134B) Resolution No. 15501, \"Appointing Rebecca Kohlstrand Parsons to the\nTransportation Commission.\" Adopted; and\n(19-134C) Resolution No. 15502, \"Appointing Tina Yuen to the Transportation\nCommission.\" Adopted.\nCouncilmember Oddie moved adoption of the resolutions.\nCouncilmember Vella seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote - 5.\nThe City Clerk administered the Oath of Office and presented certificates to Ms. Barnes,\nMs. Wright, Ms. Kohlstrand Parsons and Ms. Yuen.\n(19-135) Discussion on the Status of the Emma Hood Swim Center at Alameda High\nSchool and Provide Direction as to Options for Swim Facilities in Alameda.\nThe Interim Acting Assistant City Manager/Recreation and Park Director gave a Power\nPoint presentation.\nCouncilmember Vella inquired the cost.\nThe Recreation and Parks Director responded that she is hesitant to provide a clear\ncost because contractors have not been able to assess how much patch work is\nneeded.\nCouncilmember Vella inquired whether the costs are for repairs to keep the pools in\noperation for a period of time.\nThe Recreation and Parks Director responded the repairs are to make the pools safe for\nthe public as a short term fix until an action plan for the long term replacement can be\nmade.\nIn response to Councilmember Vella's inquiry, the Recreation and Parks Director stated\nas long as the patchwork repair approach is safe for the community, the Division of the\nState Architect (DSA) will allow the pools to stay open.\nCouncilmember Vella inquired where the funds for repairs will come from, to which the\nRecreation and Parks Director responded that she has not yet identified funding\npossibilities.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nMarch 5, 2019\n3", "path": "CityCouncil/2019-03-05.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2019-03-05", "page": 5, "text": "Councilmember Oddie inquired how much time the short term fixes would buy.\nThe Recreation and Parks Director responded until the pool is replaced; stated the DSA\nis amenable to patching while an action plan with milestones to show progress being\nmade toward a full replacement is provided; continued the presentation.\nCouncilmember Oddie inquired about the 2011 commitment for a long term solution for\nEmma Hood Pool.\nThe Recreation and Parks Director responded currently, there is not a long term\nsolution between the Alameda Unified School District (AUSD) and the City; stated\nresources were previously put towards Encinal Swim Center.\nCouncilmember Oddie inquired what will happen to City summer swim programs if a\nway to fund the repairs is not found.\nThe Recreation and Parks Director responded the summer activities have already been\nmoved to the Encinal Swim Center, causing less time for community swim teams.\nCouncilmember Oddie inquired about the difference between a DSA approved pool on\nschool property versus a non-DSA approved pool on City property.\nThe Recreation and Parks Director responded DSA provides full permitting for a school\nproject versus on City land where a project goes through the Planning Board and City\npermitting process with plan check; stated DSA also has certain requirements related to\nearthquake safety and American with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements; outlined the\nDSA process for facilities on school grounds.\nCouncilmember Oddie inquired what the budget surplus was for the previous year, to\nwhich the Interim City Manager responded that he did not have the information.\nIn response to Councilmember Oddie's inquiry of where the budget is trending, the\nInterim City Manager stated the mid-year budget report is coming to Council in two\nweeks.\nCouncilmember Vella stated the subcommittee would be two designated members of\nCouncil and a couple members of the School Board; inquired what the report back\nprocess would look like and what issues would be discussed by the subcommittee.\nThe Recreation and Parks Director responded that she would like the process to be\ndiscussed by the subcommittee; stated the process has not been fleshed out yet; she is\nhappy to provide a report once a month for the community to hear what is happening;\nhaving public meetings related to the updates may be onerous; it would be helpful to\nhave a tight-knit group making decisions; noted final approval of any subcommittee\naction plan would be approved by each body.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n4\nMarch 5, 2019", "path": "CityCouncil/2019-03-05.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2019-03-05", "page": 6, "text": "Councilmember Vella inquired whether the subcommittee is just addressing the short-\nterm solution, to which the Recreation and Parks Director responded in the affirmative.\nCouncilmember Vella inquired whether the long term project would have a different\nprocess.\nThe Recreation and Parks Director responded that she envisions the subcommittee\nworking on immediate concerns to get final buy-in from County Health and establish a\nplan, which also must include long-term replacement; outlined work-plan and milestone\noptions; stated the action plan will need to satisfy County Health.\nCouncilmember Vella stated both long- and short-term discussions will happen, with the\nshort-term taking priority; inquired whether there will be an opportunity to agendize the\nlong-term issue in order for Council to give authority.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft responded that she has a response for that but would like to save\nit for Council deliberation.\nCouncilmember Vella inquired whether there is an opportunity for members of the public\nto be on the subcommittee.\nThe Recreation and Parks Director responded it is an option; stated having constituents\nbe a part of the conversation is helpful.\nCouncilmember Vella inquired whether suggestions have been made about members,\nto which the Recreation and Parks Director responded in the negative.\nCouncilmember Vella stated the smaller the group the better, but members of the\ncommunity should be involved.\nThe Recreation and Parks Director stated there is a lot of crossover between [groups;\nshe agrees a smaller working group would be more effective and will look to the swim\nand aquatics community to help identify who should be on the subcommittee.\nCouncilmember Oddie inquired about the potential for a global infrastructure bond and\nhow to guarantee funding goes to the pools.\nThe Recreation and Parks Director responded that she believes that topic to be a larger\ndiscussion on overall infrastructure; stated that she imagines it would be part of a larger\nglobal infrastructure bond, not just a bond for the pool.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether Council is still discussing the item within the\nparameters of the agenda item.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nMarch 5, 2019\n5", "path": "CityCouncil/2019-03-05.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2019-03-05", "page": 7, "text": "The Acting City Attorney responded that a discussion into the mechanics of an\ninfrastructure bond are outside the scope of the hearing.\nCouncilmember Oddie inquired if a global infrastructure bond is acquired, is there a\nguarantee that the money will go to pool construction, to which the Recreation and\nParks Director responded in the affirmative.\nCouncilmember Oddie stated that he disagrees.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated that legal analysis should be conducted.\nThe Acting City Attorney stated specificity is allowed when requesting the issuance of a\nbond.\nDiscussed pool uses; stated Council has an obligation to provide access to the most\ninjury free form of exercise: Barry Parker, Alameda Swim Community.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated as an island community, all kids should learn to swim for\nsafety; the City is ready to move forward; all options should be considered, including\nkeeping the pool open; inquired the date the pool will be open until.\nThe Recreation and Parks Director responded the pool is currently open until May 31,\nand will be closed after.\nCouncilmember Vella stated swimming is a family sport; swim lessons should be offered\nbefore summer; she is ready to support having the subcommittee work on short-term\nitems to identify current repair costs and identify second-tier repairs; the long-term goal\nis to have an indoor swimming facility; the aging community is not being served by not\nbeing able to offer year-round indoor aquatic activities; multiple locations should be\nreviewed; a 4 or 5 year plan should be looked at along with the milestone plan; outlined\ndifferent options to procure new facilities; short-term solutions should keep both\nswimming pools in mind; splash pads are a great way for children to become familiar\nwith water; requested a report back if there are going to be budget expenditures for\nCouncil to plan accordingly; stated a work session should be held at some point.\nVice Mayor Knox White stated the School District, the City, and the community are in\nagreement that the status is not good; the City could have done better over the last ten\nyears; all parties are committed to working together; the subcommittee is an important\nway to work towards moving forward; the subcommittee will likely meet weekly;\nrequested placing a standing item on the Council agenda; requested the City to look\ninto running the pool.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated two members of the public should be selected for the\nsubcommittee.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n6\nMarch 5, 2019", "path": "CityCouncil/2019-03-05.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2019-03-05", "page": 8, "text": "Vice Mayor Knox White stated he met with members of just about every swim group\ntogether and offered support to the groups in organizing themselves to identify a\nleadership structure that can communicate and allow a couple people to report back.\nCouncilmember Daysog stated the item is very interesting and exciting in that it\nprovides a community-wide benefit; the Mayor should be involved with the discussions;\nthe subcommittee should be involved with long-term plans; the community should be\ninvolved since it is a community-wide project.\nCouncilmember Oddie stated that he would like to hear back about the cost estimate of\ngetting the repairs required by County Health in a timely manner so the pool does not\nhave to close if possible; a robust community process is needed; outlined excess\nbudget reserves and uses for funds; stated it is important to be honest with the public\nand provide a new pool if it can be paid for; expressed concern about the subcommittee\ndecision not being made in open session; stated that he would still like to be part of the\ndiscussion; inquired whether Council made the decision.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft responded that the discussion was previously held at the dais.\nVice Mayor Knox White stated the subcommittee was proposed with no disagreement.\nCouncilmember Oddie stated that he would like to be a part of the discussion.\nCouncilmember Vella stated the item is coming back to Council on future agendas and\na\nwork session will be scheduled; all members of Council are interested in hearing\nabout the item; the purpose of the subcommittee is to get an expedited resolution for the\nremainder of the year; a way to include the full Council can be decided and a robust\ndiscussion can be held.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether the direction provided is sufficient.\nThe Recreation and Parks Director responded in the affirmative; stated that she hopes\nto have the full subcommittee identified.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated Vice Mayor Knox White and herself are the members from\nCouncil; she is delegating to Vice Mayor Knox White to reach out to the pool committee\nand acquire two representatives from that community.\nVice Mayor Knox White stated the School Board would appoint two members next\nweek.\nThe Recreation and Parks Director stated that she will do her best to provide some sort\nof report back every couple weeks.\nCouncilmember Vella stated that she is requesting a rolling agenda item, in the event a\nconversation needs to be had.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nMarch 5, 2019\n7", "path": "CityCouncil/2019-03-05.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2019-03-05", "page": 9, "text": "Vice Mayor Knox White stated the report back can be quick and should be properly\nagendized in order to have a discussion if needed.\n***\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft called a recess at 8:34 p.m. and reconvened the meeting at 8:42\np.m.\n***\n(19-136) Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether the Council would agree to hear the\nreferral addressing Assembly Bill 31 [paragraph no. 19-137 next since there are high\nschool students waiting to speak.\nVice Mayor Knox White moved approval of hearing the referral next.\nCouncilmember Oddie seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote -\n5.\n***\nCOUNCIL REFERRAL\n(19-137) Consider Resolution No. 15503, \"In Support of Assembly Bill AB31 (Garcia,\nBonta, Gonzalez and Mathis) The No Tampon Tax Bill.\" Adopted. (Vice Mayor Knox\nWhite and Councilmember Vella).\nCouncilmember Vella made brief comments.\nCouncilmember Oddie stated the four authors include Assemblymember Rob Bonta\nwho has prioritized the issue as a top item of justice this year.\nDiscussed current costs for tampons; urged Council to support AB 31: Anisya Lustig\nEllison, Political & Proud and Encinal High School Student.\nOutlined the cost of the luxury \"pink tax;\" urged Council to support AB 31: Jyosna Desai\nJaslow, Encinal High School Student.\nUrged Council to support the resolution: Zoey Ericson, Encinal High School Student.\nExpressed concern over taxing menstruation; urged adoption of the resolution: Lily\nConable, Political & Proud and Encinal High School Student.\nUrged Council to support the resolution; discussed taxation and a documentary called\n\"Period. End of Sentence. : Rosemary Jordan, All Rise Alameda.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft outlined resolution; noted the treatment of women prisoners in\nneed of menstrual products is shameful.\nVice Mayor Knox White stated Alameda has just enacted its own local additional $0.05\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n8\nMarch 5, 2019", "path": "CityCouncil/2019-03-05.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2019-03-05", "page": 10, "text": "96\nsales tax and the City cannot control what is taxed; however, through AB 31, the\nCouncil can show leadership and take action; expressed gratitude to those who\ncontributed to the resolution.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether the item has been sufficiently agendized and a\nvote may be taken.\nThe Acting City Attorney responded in the affirmative.\nCouncilmember Oddie stated City Hall should provide products in restrooms; discussed\nLesbian, Gay Bisexual, Trans-gendered (LGBT) families bearing extended costs.\nCouncilmember Daysog stated tonight is an exciting night to see young adults support\nthe pool issue as well as this item; he is happy to support the item.\nCouncilmember Vella moved adoption of the resolution.\nVice Mayor Knox White seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote -\n5.\nREGULAR AGENDA ITEM\n(19-138) Resolution No. 15504, \"Amending Master Fee Resolution No. 12191 to Add\nNew and Revise Existing Fire Department Fees.\" Adopted;\n(19-138A) Resolution No. 15505, \"Approving Workforce Changes to Add One New\nPosition to the Fire Department Fire Prevention Bureau Effective March 6, 2019; One\nFire Marshall at the Division Chief Rank.\" Adopted; and\n(19-138B) Resolution No. 15506, \"Amending the General Fund Budget for Fiscal Year\n2018-19 by $188,000 for Costs Associated with the Purchase of a Vehicle and the\nAddition of One Fire Marshal Position at the Division Chief Rank in the Fire Prevention\nServices Division.\" Adopted.\nThe Fire Chief gave a Power Point presentation.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired which fees are included in cost recovery.\nThe Fire Chief responded under State law, costs may be recovered, but only up to the\ncost, but he does not recall the small fees charged.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired why Fremont's hourly inspection rate is $192 and plan\nreview is $95.\nThe Fire Chief responded Fremont went through a growth spurt and Fremont's Council\ndecided to keep fees as low as possible; stated Council sets the policy on what to\ncollect, if a 100% cost recovery rate is desired, the average hourly rate would be $300\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nMarch 5, 2019", "path": "CityCouncil/2019-03-05.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2019-03-05", "page": 11, "text": "per hour; at $300 per hour the cost is egregious for a small business; suggested annual\nnominal increases per year; instead of the General Fund paying 100% of the Fire\nMarshal position, the fees would reduce coverage to 41%.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether the City has thought about charging per the\nquarter hour, similar to Berkeley prorating its fees.\nThe Fire Chief responded that he has included both quarter and half hour increments.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether revenue assumptions would change based on\nthe prorated quarter hour.\nThe Fire Chief responded under the Master Fee Schedule, there are preexisting time\nframes for specific businesses and buildings to allow for flexibility; revenue sources\nwere only calculated from mercantile business and residential inspections, Code\nCompliance and re-inspection.\nCouncilmember Daysog inquired whether Fire Prevention or other similar services are\nstaffed through non-sworn personnel.\nThe Fire Chief responded in the negative; stated all three positions are sworn; the\nSenior Code Compliance Officer position, which has been vacant for some time, is\ncivilian.\nCouncilmember Daysog inquired whether there was a time when the position was\nperformed by non-sworn personnel, to which the Fire Chief responded in the negative.\nCouncilmember Daysog inquired whether other cities use non-sworn personnel.\nThe Fire Chief responded it depends on the City; for comparable agencies, most\nprimarily use sworn personnel; outlined sworn and non-sworn positions.\nCouncilmember Daysog inquired if a Council discussion occurred to utilize non-sworn\npositions in 2017, to which the Fire Chief responded in the affirmative.\nCouncilmember Oddie inquired whether the topic of sworn versus not sworn is allowed\nto be discussed.\nThe Acting City Attorney responded in the affirmative if it relates to the fee study.\nCouncilmember Oddie inquired whether the City currently has the Fire Marshal position,\nto which the Fire Chief responded in the negative.\nCouncilmember Oddie inquired who primarily performs the duties of the position.\nThe Fire Chief responded himself and other staff assigned to the division.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n10\nMarch 5, 2019", "path": "CityCouncil/2019-03-05.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2019-03-05", "page": 12, "text": "Councilmember Oddie inquired what is being lost and not performed by having the Fire\nChief perform the duties.\nThe Fire Chief responded the duties of the Fire Marshal are outlined in the staff report\nand the listed daily management duties are not being performed; outlined the previous\nFire Marshal position duties and responsibilities; stated the goal is to balance keeping\nnew construction moving as well as addressing existing problems in buildings; if the Fire\nMarshal position is not approved, a decision will need to be made about what can be\ndone moving forward; it is imperative to keep the community moving forward.\nCouncilmember Oddie inquired what duties of the Fire Chief are not being completed\nwhile Fire Marshal duties are split.\nThe Fire Chief responded that he relies on staff; many things are not being done\nincluding recruiting for vacant positions, succession plans, new company officers and\none-on-one time for both mentoring and succession planning is not available.\nCouncilmember Oddie inquired what happens to the items under development if a\nrobust conversation does not occur.\nThe Fire Chief responded there will be significant delays in getting development up and\nrunning; stated development cannot proceed without the review of built-in fire protection\nsystems, lot plans, access points, and fire hydrants on scene; the Building Department\nand Fire Prevention work hand-in-hand to make sure buildings are safe and can be\noccupied.\nCouncilmember Oddie inquired whether the position is a Chief position, not an\nInternational Assocaition of Fire Fighters (IAFF) 689 union position.\nThe Fire Chief responded in the negative; stated the position is part of the Chief\nbargaining group.\nCouncilmember Daysog inquired with the risk of development projects being slowed\ndown and whether the end result is still an evaluation as to the fire readiness of the\nproject.\nThe Fire Chief responded timing depends on the project and time management of\nexisting staff; stated when Fire Prevention started, staff needed significant training to\nlegally inspect and cite for code violations as well as basic plan review and check;\nultimately, it comes down to time management; staff needs to be in place with the\nnecessary tools; the Fire Marshal should have been assigned two years ago.\nExpressed concern over a 5 minute inspection costing $102 due to the one hour\nminimum charge; urged the timeframe be incremental: Paul Mauler, Alameda.\nExpressed concern over a fire inspection charging multiple businesses in the same\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nMarch 5, 2019\n11", "path": "CityCouncil/2019-03-05.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2019-03-05", "page": 13, "text": "building; urged billing to be incremental: Edward Hirsberg, Alameda.\nCouncilmember Oddie stated the issue is the result of the Ghost Ship fires of 2016 in\nOakland; outlined discussions at previous meetings; expressed gratitude of the item\nbeing brought back in a timely manner; stated the position is paid for; the City values\nproviding basic services; expressed gratitude towards the Fire Chief and Police Chief\nfor finding funding; expressed concern over controversy caused by adding positions;\nstated the number one priority is to keep people safe; Alameda is the only Class 1 Fire\nDepartment in the Bay Area, which lowers fire insurance; the core service needs to be\nprovided.\nCouncilmember Vella inquired what billing increments are used for Planning and\nBuilding.\nThe Interim City Manager responded that he does not know; stated the fee study is\nbroken down into quarter, half and one hour increments; outlined fees.\nCouncilmember Vella requested clarification of the fee breakdown.\nThe Fire Chief responded staff has looked at every possible occupancy type that would\nneed to be inspected, travel and preparation time, business reference checks, and\nneeded paperwork, which are built into the fee; noted the new fee schedule allows for\nshorter time inspections to be billed accordingly.\nCouncilmember Vella inquired whether each business would need an inspection in a\nbuilding with different subtenants.\nThe Fire Chief responded in the affirmative; stated inspection requirements depend on\nthe type of occupancy, some are mandated and some are not.\nCouncilmember Vella inquired how often the inspections occur.\nThe Fire Chief responded it depends; stated the Department is trying to get to an annual\ninspection rotation; some occupancy types are mandated to be inspected annually, but\nothers can be staggered due to staffing.\nCouncilmember Vella inquired if certain businesses do not have annual inspections.\nThe Fire Chief responded most are annual; stated the inspection rate is based on time\nmanagement capacity.\nCouncilmember Vella expressed gratitude for the thorough report; stated the City of\nFremont maintains a General Fund balance reserve of 15%, and has significant\nrevenue from property tax and sales tax; the question to Council is how much the fees\nshould be subsidized; the position must be created before the fees can be charged; the\nwork must be done; the position is subsidized; work would not be completed without the\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n12\nMarch 5, 2019", "path": "CityCouncil/2019-03-05.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2019-03-05", "page": 14, "text": "other than the General Fund; she desires for the City to stay safe; discussed a meeting\nwith the former Fire Chief; inquired what Fire Protection has accomplished since the\nsworn positions were added in 2017; discussed the recent Community Paramedicine\nProgram vote and response from County Health systems; stated it is crucial for the\nCouncil to consider further actions that burden the General Fund carefully and logically;\nrequested approval of the Fire Marshal position and vehicle purchase be considered at\nthe upcoming budget workshops; expressed support for the fee increase; stated the\nposition does not need to be created in order to justify the fee increases.\nVice Mayor Knox White expressed concern about the cost recovery chart not indicating\nan increase in program expenditures over four years; stated that he would like to\napprove the item with an expectation that every year the fee is increased according to\nthe Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) covered by the Memoranda of Understanding\n(MOUs); noted that he had a discussion with the Fire Chief related to the item coming to\nCouncil ahead of the budget workshop; stated the item is a needed service that yields a\nnet zero impact on the General Fund, expressed support of approving the cost recovery\nfee schedule, which includes the cost for the Fire Marshal position, with the condition of\ncost control over the position lifetime; stated if the costs go up for the position, the costs\nneed to be recovered; the position can be removed if necessary; he is open to the\nposition being budgeted under General Fund; a six month report on both the billing and\ncollection of fees should be provided; Council should work with the City Manager to\nidentify ways to increase the collection of billable fees to ensure a conservative budget\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nMarch 5, 2019\n13", "path": "CityCouncil/2019-03-05.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2019-03-05", "page": 15, "text": "request.\nCouncilmember Daysog inquired if the use of a Consumer Price Index (CPI) factor to\nincrease the nominal rate would trigger the need for a new Nexus study.\nVice Mayor Knox White responded since the City is not collecting 100% of the fees, the\nincrease would remain within the costs that have been identified.\nThe Acting City Attorney stated the Nexus study's legal validity assumptions are based\nupon what is before the Council; a new study will not be triggered so long as the costs\nof service are not met; Council could direct staff to come back and include a provision in\nthe fee schedule that would require the fees to increase based on the COLA in the\nMOUs.\nThe Fire Chief stated the Master Fee Schedule currently allows Council to increase fees\nannually by the CPI; nominal increases have been included.\nCouncilmember Daysog expressed concern about internal analysis making the City\nvulnerable to litigation.\nVice Mayor Knox White stated staff may be directed to increase the costs by 3% each\nyear, which is well within the Nexus study.\nThe Acting City Attorney stated opining about potential litigation is difficult; each time a\nNexus study is adopted, there is exposure to litigation; the Vice Mayor's proposal would\nnot trigger a new Nexus study.\nNicole Kissam, NBS stated the CPI increase in between study years is a common\nindustry standard.\nCouncilmember Daysog inquired if the proposal raised by Vice Mayor Knox White\nhappens across cities.\nMs. Kissam responded COLA is different from CPI, CPI is related to labor cost increase\nand it is a common methodology.\nCouncilmember Oddie inquired whether Vice Mayor Knox White proposes to increase\nbased on COLA, CPI or the MOU.\nVice Mayor Knox White responded the COLA provided in the MOU would be used.\nCouncilmember Oddie inquired if the resolution could be amended if legal staff finds it is\nnot allowable, to which the Acting City Attorney responded in the affirmative.\n***\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft called a recess at 10:19 p.m. and reconvened the meeting at\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n14\nMarch 5, 2019", "path": "CityCouncil/2019-03-05.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2019-03-05", "page": 16, "text": "10:24 p.m.\n***\nVice Mayor Knox White moved adoption of the Master Fee resolution with direction that\nthe Master Fee Schedule increases the fees being approved and ensuring billing is\ndone in time increments, not hours.\nCouncilmember Vella seconded the motion, which carried by the following voice vote:\nAyes: Councilmembers Know White, Oddie, Vella and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft - 4. Noes:\nCouncilmember Daysog - 1.\nCouncilmember Oddie moved adoption of the resolution approving workforce changes\nto add one Division Chief Position to the Fire Department Fire Prevention Services\nDivision effective March 6, 2019, for an annual cost of $355,000.\nVice Mayor Knox White seconded the motion, which carried by the following voice vote:\nAyes: Councilmembers Knox White, Oddie and Vella - 3. Noes: Councilmember\nDaysog and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft - 2.\nCouncilmember Oddie moved adoption of the resolution amending the budget.\nCouncilmember Vella seconded the motion, which carried by the following voice vote:\nAyes: Councilmembers Knox White, Oddie and Vella - 3. Noes: Councilmember\nDaysog and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft - 2.\nVice Mayor Knox White requested an off-agenda report on the billing and fee collection\nbe provided on a 6-month basis.\nCouncilmember Vella inquired the duration, to which Vice Mayor Knox White responded\nuntil Council decides the update is no longer needed.\nCouncilmember Vella inquired if it is possible to coordinate the update with the mid-year\nbudget; expressed support for reporting back to Council.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft expressed support for Vice Mayor Knox White's proposal;\nproposed a report every 6-months for the first year, then syncing with other fee\nreporting.\nCouncilmember Vella expressed support for Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft's proposal.\nCITY MANAGER COMMUNICATIONS\nNone.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nMarch 5, 2019\n15", "path": "CityCouncil/2019-03-05.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2019-03-05", "page": 17, "text": "(19-139) Joe Loparo, Alameda Chapter of Bay Association of Realtors, announced an\napplication process for a scholarship has been opened; stated $28,000 was awarded\nlast year; the application period is open from now until May 5th; interested applicants\ncan visit: www.bayeast.org/foundation; the minimum award is $1,500 per person.\nCOUNCIL REFERRAL\n(19-140) Briefly Discuss as a Council, the Logistics, Goals, and Vision Surrounding the\nMarch 16, 2019 Priority Setting Workshop. (Councilmember Oddie).\nCouncilmember Oddie made brief comments regarding the referral.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated the Public Information Officer forwarding information from\nManagement Partners that notes items for the upcoming workshop; outlined e-mail\ndetails.\nCouncilmember Oddie stated he has met with Management Partners and shared his\npriorities but a discussion has not been had related to staff being present; expressed\nconcern about the decision to hold the workshop outside of Council Chambers and\nagendizing the workshop.\nCouncilmember Daysog stated the idea of a priority setting workshop is fantastic;\ninquired if Councilmember Oddie has suggestions for Council to consider; stated the\nissue is not about what is going to be discussed, but how items will be discussed.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated the workshop is meant to give Council a chance to meet\nand discuss concerns and desires moving forward; the Council has accomplished a lot\nin two months, but the workshop will be better with input forwarded to workshop\nfacilitators.\nCouncilmember Oddie stated an envisioning process should have been held by Council;\nexpressed concern about the workshop planning process; stated that he was not\ninvolved in the decision making process.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she met with Management Partners; discussed a\nprevious Council workshop; stated the new City Manager will be in attendance to learn\nmore about Council's priorities.\nCouncilmember Vella stated the current Council is performing differently than the\nprevious one; it is helpful to discuss why a priority setting workshop is being held for\ntransparency sake; having a brief conversation about how the workshop will be run is\nhelpful; the detriment to being a part-time Council is not spending much time together\nas a body and being able to have esoteric conversations about priorities; staff presence\nwill be helpful to provide context and background information; inquired whether staff\nwould not be present to take notes and provide feedback, whether this is the first of a\nseries of workshops; how Council will relay items to staff if the workshop is not taped.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n16\nMarch 5, 2019", "path": "CityCouncil/2019-03-05.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2019-03-05", "page": 18, "text": "Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft responded a final product will be put together by Management\nPartners; stated Council should be able to set priorities and figure out what is affordable\nbased on the budget presentation.\nCouncilmember Vella inquired how a general topic such as housing will be able to be\nprioritized.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft responded the workshop is for Council; stated the housing topic\nmay be discussed with a consideration of an affordable housing bond along with other\npossible measures to be brought to voters.\nCouncilmember Vella stated the discussion will be more free-form; inquired if the report\nback from Management Partners comes back with missing or incorrect information, will\nCouncil be able to review and provide feedback, to which Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft\nresponded in the affirmative.\nCouncilmember Vella inquired if there will be audio recording of the workshop, to which\nthe City Clerk responded in the affirmative.\nCouncilmember Vella inquired the process for Council if a topic is agreed upon.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft responded those items may be agendized.\nCouncilmember Oddie stated that he would like staff to be present.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired if the City Clerk would be present, to which the City Clerk\nresponded in the affirmative.\nThe Interim City Manager stated staff is standing by, but have been excused from the\nworkshop based on direction.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated the workshop is open to the public.\nCouncilmember Vella inquired how information would be relayed to staff.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired if the workshop will have meeting minutes.\nThe City Clerk responded minutes workshop minutes are typically less detailed; stated\nthat she will provide detailed minutes if requested.\nCouncilmember Vella stated there would be an audio recording.\nCouncilmember Oddie stated the facilitator will provide a report as well.\nCouncilmember Vella expressed concern about members of the public needing to know\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nMarch 5, 2019\n17", "path": "CityCouncil/2019-03-05.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2019-03-05", "page": 19, "text": "what to expect.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated there will be 15 minutes of public comment at the\nbeginning.\nCouncilmember Vella stated there will not be specifically agendized talking points, it will\nbe free-form discussion about general priorities; discussed a previous workshop.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft discussed the previous budget workshop; stated the upcoming\npriority setting workshop is not similar; it is a good time to hold a workshop.\nVice Mayor Knox White stated that he is glad the meeting will be recorded; expressed\nsupport of discussing how Council would like to work together; outlined previous Council\nfunctions; stated that he would like to spend time discussing how this Council would like\nto work together as a body, how to work with staff, and how to work with Boards and\nCommissions; discussed setting the agenda and ensuring the agenda translates well to\nreaders; stated that he would like the workshop to focus on team building.\nCouncilmember Vella expressed concern related to the magnitude of the one-day\nworkshop; inquired if there is an opportunity for Council to hold another workshop to\nfollow-up.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft responded the facilitators are highly recommended; stated there is\na lot to discuss in one day; facilitators are able to efficiently manage conversations;\nanother workshop is possible, if Council feels there is a need; discussed previous\nworkshop difficulties.\nCouncilmember Oddie stated that he is excited about the workshop; collaboration is a\ntwo-way street; workshops should be held every year; staff needs guidance from\nCouncil priorities.\nCouncilmember Daysog stated this is an opportunity to discuss high-level qualitative\nand quantitative concerns; outlined his issue of strengthening public trust and how to\nrelay that topic to Council.\nVice Mayor Knox White suggested Council consider holding a half-day workshop\nquarterly or every 6 months; stated that he would like to ensure next steps are captured\nat the upcoming workshop.\nCouncilmember Vella expressed support.\nCouncilmember Oddie expressed gratitude for the current discussion.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she will relay her notes to the facilitator.\nCOUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n18\nMarch 5, 2019", "path": "CityCouncil/2019-03-05.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2019-03-05", "page": 20, "text": "(19-141) Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft made an announcement nominating Vadim Sidelnikov for\nappointment to the Rent Review Advisory Committee (RRAC).\n(19-142) Councilmember Vella announced that Alameda Healthy Homes department is\nlooking for public events to attend, such as the Park Street festival; requested staff to\nfollow up with Lead Abatement staff; discussed getting Alameda County to fund training\nfor staff to use the paint litigation funds.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated Alameda Point Collaborative residents have the opportunity\nto attend the training.\nCouncilmember Vella stated once Alameda County has staff to do the training, a\nrequest can be made to do training at Alameda Point Collaborative.\nIn response to Councilmember Oddie's inquiry regarding the RRAC nomination\n[paragraph no. 19-141], the City Clerk clarified the list is typically included on the\nagenda, but is just an announcement, not a Council action; noted the Resolution would\ncome to Council for action at the next meeting.\n(19-143) Councilmember Oddie announced that he and Councilmember Daysog, as the\nsubcommittee addressing West Midway Project developer selection, met with staff via\nphone and formulated questions to be sent to developers; discussed StopWaste, the\nClimate Action Plan, and Senate Bill SB1393.\n(19-144) Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft announced that the Alameda County Transportation\nCommission has a new director for Caltrans District 4; stated Caltrans is looking to\nsupport complete streets.\nADJOURNMENT\nThere being no further business, Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft adjourned the meeting at 11:16\np.m.\nRespectfully submitted,\nLara Weisiger\nCity Clerk\nThe agenda for this meeting was posted in accordance with the Sunshine Ordinance.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nMarch 5, 2019\n19", "path": "CityCouncil/2019-03-05.pdf"}